Lucas Hernandez will miss the rest of the league stage. Sent off at the end of the match against Tottenham after deliberately elbowing Xavi Simons in the face, the Paris Saint-Germain defender knows his punishment. UEFA has decided to suspend the Frenchman for three Champions League matches.
The French international will only be able to return to the European Cup for the final phase of the C1 and a possible sixteenth or eighth final, depending on the ranking of the capital club at the end of the league phase. The 2018 world champion will miss his club’s trips to face Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Portugal, as well as the Newcastle reception at the Parc des Princes. The sanction does not apply to Ligue 1 and Coupe de France matches.
“It’s not the first time, it’s weird because it’s not normal, we need to talk about it and know that it’s dangerous. You have to know how to control yourself,” PSG coach Luis Enrique reacted after the expulsion of Lucas Hernandez.
On July 5, during the quarter-final of the Club World Cup won against Bayern Munich (2-0), Hernandez had already been sent off for the same reasons. Thirteen minutes after coming into play, and while his team was leading, the left-hander received a red card in added time for an elbow on Raphaël Guerreiro.
